Comprehension Strategies win out
A meta-analysis of long-term effects of school-based reading interventions shows teaching comprehension strategies is more effective than teaching phonics.
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Tag: word meaning
Research shows greater improvement from strength-based teaching
A recently published study from Canada shows that dyslexic students improve with spelling at a significantly higher rate when taught
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“Evidence Based” — But does it work?
Parents who are seeking help for their dyslexic kids usually have one question uppermost in their minds: will it work?
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Phonological dyslexia? Not so much….
Two new research studies cast doubt on the role of phonological processing difficulties in dyslexia. One study, from the UK,
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Word meaning and processing speed
Dyslexia expert Maryanne Wolf says, “the more you know about a word, the faster you can read it.” Now researchers
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